Bratcher 'views his work as offering “the chance of a significant part of the Christian community, and indeed all society, to see themselves reflected in the Christian story in a way that they never have before”.
Like Bratcher, Canon Tim Alban Jones, Vice-Dean of Peterborough, has a similar hope, saying: “Whilst Marc’s pictures show us a different and surprising view of very familiar subjects, they are profoundly beautiful and moving. I hope they will start a conversation around the invisibility of people with disabilities both in religious and non-religious settings, and challenge us to change for the better.” “Disability and the Divine” is, therefore, part of a project to start a new conversation about the past and the future, and to get such images of disability and the Virgin Mary into as many churches and cathedrals as possible.'
For more on The Blind Jesus (No-one belongs here more than you) click here, here or here. The next showing of The Blind Jesus (No-one belongs here more than you) exhibition will be at All Saints Church in Highgate.
Other of my pieces for Church Times can be found here. My writing for ArtWay can be found here. My pieces for Artlyst are here and those for Art+Christianity are here.
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